DePauw finishes 15th in U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup standings(08/08/07)Bolstered by a women's basketball national championship and a second-place showing in women's golf, DePauw's athletics program finished the 2006-07 year ranked 15th in the U.S. Sports Academy's Directors' Cup standings. The Directors' Cup is a program which began in Division III in 1995-96 and honors institutions maintaining a broad-based program and achieving success in both men's and women's sports...

Women's golf tops Golf Digest rankings(08/08/07)DePauw University's women's golf program is the best of any NCAA Division III college in the nation for students seeking a "balanced" experience, according to Golf Digest 's third annual College Golf Guide. The magazine judges schools in several categories. A "balanced" program is for students who place equal emphasis on school and sport. The magazine's September issue, on newsstands today, focuses on college programs...

Donald E. Taylor(08/08/07)Donald E. Taylor, 59, Indianapolis, died Wednes-day at Greenwood Health and Living. Born in Indianapolis, he was the son of Herbert R. and Emma J. (Lovell) Taylor. A U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam, he was a delivery driver for National Printing Plate in Indianapolis...

Lelia Mae Lewis(08/08/07)A graveside memorial service for Lelia Mae Smith Lewis, who died May 21 in Sierra Vista, Ariz., will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at Fillmore Cemetery. Born in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Charles F. and L. Berenice Dale Smith. She was a 1940 graduate of Fillmore High School...

Police scanner for 8-9-07(08/08/07)Putnam County Jail Five people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. Sheriff's Dept. The Putnam County Sheriff's Department investigated several recent accidents. Deputy Josh Boller reported that Tyleen Thomas, Greencastle, driving a 1997 Pontiac SFS, was southbound on CR 675 West when she swerved to miss a deer in the roadway. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree...